South African Tours and Safaris
South Africa Package Tours and Safaris to the
Kruger National Park, Pilanesberg Nature reserve
at Sun City and the Rhino conservation reserve at Hluhluwe/Umfolozi
in KwaZulu-Natal, for these wanting to experience something a
little different there is the Sani Pass 4 wheel
drive into the mountain Kingdom of Lesotho to visit one of the
villages and see a different way of life.
Kruger National Park
3 day to 8 day package tours to the Blyderiver
Canyon & famous Kruger National Park
Includes:- (depending on duration of tour selected)
Pilgrims Rest old gold town, the upper escarpment of the Blyderiver
Canyon, Bourke's Luck Potholes, Gods Window, Graskop
& water falls and the famous Kruger National Park.
"The Kruger National Park" is one of South Africa's
oldest nature reserves. The brainchild of Paul Kruger
President of the old ZAR, the area between the Crocodile and Sabie
Rivers was set aside in 1898. After the Anglo-Boer war in 1902
James Stevenson-Hamilton was appointed as warden of what was known
as the "Sabie Game Reserve". One of his missions was
to evict all hunters and poachers other than those required for
service in the maintenance of the reserve. For this reason he
earned the name of "Skukuza" which means "He who
sweeps clean". In 1904 the area between Shingwedzi to the
Limpopo River was incorporated giving a total area of 2 million
ha (about 10,000 sq miles). In 1918 the Sabie Reserve was given
National status.
On the 31 May 1926 the park was re-named in honour
of the man who's concept and vision started what
as become one of the most famous Game Reserves in
the world.
Today the "The Kruger National Park"
as an exceptionally rich mix of wildlife, with some 490 species
of birds, 147 mammal species including the BIG 5, 94 different
reptile species, 33 types of amphibians and over 200 different
kinds of trees. The Park as 24 main rest camps with a choice of
facilities and accommodation, most of the camps have shops and
restaurants.
"The Kruger National Park"
is situated in the north eastern corner of South
Africa, nestled between the two borders of Zimbabwe
and Mozambique. To the west of the park is the
Blyderiver Canyon, Pilgrims Rest (living museum)
gold town, together with various waterfalls and
scenic drives which can be visited before entering
and after leaving the park.
We have tours of 3 to 8 days into the main Kruger
Park as well as the luxury private camps on the
western border, getting there is part of the enjoyment.
You can travel by road through the scenic route
of the upper meander to the Park or if you prefer
direct flights are available into the private
camps.
On arrival at ORT airport  Johannesburg
South Africa we travel by road through the lower meander scenic
route into the old gold town of Pilgrims Rest while listening
to the many stories of the Gold era and a bygone age of the early
pioneers. Our travels will take you through the upper escarpment
to the Blyderiver Canyon and the three rondawels,
the evolution of the Bourke's Luck Potholes and the views from Gods Window that
the early pioneers found while passing through to find new settlements
to the North. As we descend into the lowveldt we enter the famous
Kruger National Park with a chance of seeing
the Big 5 of the animal kingdom of the Lion, Elephant, Rhino,
Buffalo and the elusive Leopard. The tour offers excellent photo
opportunities for both the amateur and professional photographer
alike
Pilanesberg Safari Park
Approximately 3-hrs drive north of Johannesburg is South Africa's
forth-largest National Park "Pilanesberg". This
Malaria Free Safari Park is situated in 50,000 ha, and encircled
by four rings of hills formed 1200 millions years ago by an ancient
alkaline volcanic crater. In 1979 Operation Genesis involved what
was at the time the largest translocation of wild game ever undertaken.
Today Pilanesberg is the home to some 7000 animals,
including the Big 5; elephant, lion, leopard, rhino & buffalo
as well as  hyena, Cape hunting dog, sable antelope & cheetah.
Pilanesberg is situated within the transitional
zone between the dry Kalahari and the wetter Lowveld commonly known as "Bushveld",
creating diversity for more than 350 species of bird, 65 reptile species, 18
amphibians & thousands of other smaller animals.
For those wishing to stay overnight; accommodation
can be arranged in one of the nearby Bush Lodges or in Sun City; refreshments
are available at selected locations while on route during the Bush Drives.
Hluhluwe/Umfolozi Game Reserve
This KwaZulu-Natal Safari Park was proclaimed as a protected
area in 1895 together with St Lucia making it one of South Africa's
oldest game reserves. The corridor between the reserves was proclaimed
a game reserve in 1989 thereby linking both reserves to form  the
Hluhluwe/Umfolozi game reserve of some 96,000
hectares in size.
The park as become famous for the conservation
of the Black and the White Rhino, it was here
that the White Rhino was saved from extinction.
The park is now making extensive efforts to save
the Black Rhino from the same fate, in the past
15 years the Black Rhino numbers in Africa have
decreased drastically from 14,000 to below 2,000.
It is estimated that about twenty percent of the
world's population of both Rhino occur in the
park.
The Reserve is noted for its wide variety of
bird and animal life, with the BIG 5 of Lion,
Leopard, Buffalo, Elephant and Rhino as well as
wild dog and many antelopes that roam freely in
the park.
The reserve is also reputed to have been the
private hunting grounds of the Zulu King Chaka
Optional add-on Tour
The Drakensberg mountains and the Sani
Pass with a day tour into the mountain kingdom of Lesotho
and a visit to the "Highest Pub in Africa"
can be combined with the Battlefields of KwaZulu-Natal
For more detailed information on South African holiday packages,
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